April 30, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – Hartford Athletic News Release
In a tiring night of soccer with two lightning delays, Hartford was unable to equalize after conceding to Indy Eleven in the 40th minute.
After a lightning delay, Saturday night’s match kicked off just after 7:40 PM. Prior to a goal from Ayoze in the 40th minute, there was little to report from the first half for both Hartford Athletic and Indy Eleven. Hartford was able to generate a few chances through some patient play in Indy’s third and by playing through Joel Johnson on the right side. Johnson fed a few balls into the box that had the potential to be dangerous, but in the end were either well contested by Indy or fell off target.
In the 40th minute, Stefano Pinho played a clever touch to Ayoze at midfield who took possession of the ball with room to run. The midfielder entered Hartford’s box with a head full of steam and beat a charging Jimmy Slayton under his left hand, rolling a well-placed goal into the bottom right corner of the net. A frustrating end to the half for Hartford, as they had the upper hand in possession (60.8% to 39.2%) and had more final third entries (32 to 21).
After a second lightning delay, this one lasting 90 minutes, the second half kicked off at about 10:00 PM. Indy threatened right away, with Stefano Pinho getting behind Hartford’s back line for a one-on-one opportunity with Jimmy Slayton, who stonewalled Pinho with a brave save off of his chest. In the 57th minute, Ayoze tried to get on the board for a second time with a shot from just outside the box, but Slayton came up with another quality save. Hartford had a great opportunity in the 62nd minute off a corner kick that fell to the feet of Rashawn Dally, but his shot sailed above the crossbar.
The attacking third play from the Green and Blue improved as the match went on. There was a span of eight minutes in which they produced three corner kicks, and they totaled five in the half. They…
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